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Tennis player seals ace with serve of just 26mph as fans say Nick Kyrgios is "jealous"

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Tennis star Maxime Cressy hit one of the most bizarre aces you'll ever see at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.US star Cressy, ranked world No 72, was competing against compatriot Christopher Eubanks during the opening round of the first American Masters 1000 event on Thursday.The 24-year-old had secured the first set and was serving 3-4 down in the second set, when the extraordinary happened.On a blustery day in the California desert, Cressy threw the ball up for the serve and after making contact, the ball ballooned up into the air.It went very high, but not very far and only just made its way over the net, causing Eubanks to run forward in a desperate attempt to return.However, the 25-year-old couldn't quite get to the 26mph serve and was left stunned, while Cressey sported a wry smile as he sheepishly apologised to his opponent.A fan took to Twitter to compare Cressy’s ace speed to that Nick Kyrgios' famous underarm serve.“@NickKyrgios is jealous now!” twitter user @redmili86 said in reference to the astounding hawkeye graphic of the ace.At just 26mph, it is one of the slowest serves of all time, with no official ranking of previous efforts.Tennis TV, who provided coverage of the match, joked that it was the “slowest and greatest ace you’ll ever see.”What is the most bizarre serve you've ever witnessed?

Let us know in the comments section.The fastest serve ever recorded was a whopping 157.2 mph thunderbolt from John Isner at the 2016 Davis Cup - meaning Cressy's was 131.2 mph slower.Eubanks was unfazed by the bizarre serve though as he edged the second set 7-6 and 10-8 on the tiebreak.Buoyed by his level of play, he would go on to take the final set and defeat Cressy 5-7, 7-6(8), 6-4.He struck 15 aces in the.

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